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<p class="MsoNormal">Listers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The public notice below which is published on page 22 of today’s Daily Nation may be of interest to you:
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">PUBLIC NOTICE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong><u><span style="color:black">STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATION FORUM ON DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 34 OF THE CONSTITUTION<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology has established a Working Group to align the ICT sector policy and legislation with
the Constitution of Kenya.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The mandate of the Working Group is to develop a draft policy and bill for the implementation of Article 34 of the Constitution and to undertake
consultative meetings with relevant stakeholders and members of the public on the draft proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In this regard, the Working Group has developed a draft ICT sector policy and a draft Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Working Group is scheduled to hold a Stakeholders Consultation Forum on 9th July 2013 at the Kenya Commercial Bank Leadership Centre - Karen
to discuss the draft regulatory instruments. The Forum will kick off from 9.00 am.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The documents to be discussed can be accessed electronically from:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://www.information.go.ke/ý</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><a href="http://www.cck.go.ke/regulations/"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://www.cck.go.ke/regulations</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ICT sector members and the public are welcome to attend the Forum. Interested members can confirm their attendance through
</span><a href="mailto:ICTRegulatoryFramework@cck.go.ke"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ICTRegulatoryFramework@cck.go.ke</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> latest 5<sup>th</sup> July 2013 at 12.00 pm.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Prof. Patricia Kameri –Mbote, SC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Working Group on the Development of Policies and Legislation to implement Article 34 of the Constitution</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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